Literary Fiction
The Eternal Waltz of Jacqueline Kennedy
By Kristin Elizabeth Marshall
It is exactly as I remember it. The stone cottage with painted wooden steps. The long, shuttered windows overlooking a crescent of turquoise sea. Except now, in the corner of the room, there is an antique bassinet. White iron gently curved. It is draped in clouds of gossamer cloth pulled back with blue gingham bows.
In the bassinet is the most perfect baby, sleeping soundly, dressed in a delicate white gown. Pursed lips, full cheeks, a soft downy head. So vulnerable, so enchanting, my baby Patrick . . . --From the Prologue
Set in the historic and familiar context of what is arguably the most iconic American family, The Eternal Waltz of Jacqueline Kennedy portrays through elegant, lyrical prose a single ethereal day spent in eternity. Jackie Kennedy, together with her husband and children for one final treasured day, takes us on a literary tour-de-force, a spiritual journey that unfolds as she reflects on her life. She examines both her immeasurable joys and her personal tragedies, not only the loves and the losses that spring from the timeless universality of family, but those that arose from that turbulent, triumphant, and uniquely American era surrounding John F. Kennedy’s brief presidency.
The Eternal Waltz of Jacqueline Kennedy invites readers to lose themselves once more in the nostalgic legacy of Camelot by painting a picture so compelling and so exquisite that it may very well challenge us to recast the scope and the vision we have of eternity.
“Kristin Marshall takes the reader on an imaginary, dream-like journey through the intimate family memories of Jacqueline Kennedy. Written with respect and tenderness, this book is pure poetry.” —Rebecca Pierce-Merrick, Co-founder and Curator of the John F. Kennedy Hyannis Museum, Hyannis, Massachusetts
Hardcover with dust jacket, 176 pp.
Retail: $17.99
Sale: $12.99 (plus $3.00 s/h)
It is exactly as I remember it. The stone cottage with painted wooden steps. The long, shuttered windows overlooking a crescent of turquoise sea. Except now, in the corner of the room, there is an antique bassinet. White iron gently curved. It is draped in clouds of gossamer cloth pulled back with blue gingham bows.
In the bassinet is the most perfect baby, sleeping soundly, dressed in a delicate white gown. Pursed lips, full cheeks, a soft downy head. So vulnerable, so enchanting, my baby Patrick . . . --From the Prologue
Set in the historic and familiar context of what is arguably the most iconic American family, The Eternal Waltz of Jacqueline Kennedy portrays through elegant, lyrical prose a single ethereal day spent in eternity. Jackie Kennedy, together with her husband and children for one final treasured day, takes us on a literary tour-de-force, a spiritual journey that unfolds as she reflects on her life. She examines both her immeasurable joys and her personal tragedies, not only the loves and the losses that spring from the timeless universality of family, but those that arose from that turbulent, triumphant, and uniquely American era surrounding John F. Kennedy’s brief presidency.
The Eternal Waltz of Jacqueline Kennedy invites readers to lose themselves once more in the nostalgic legacy of Camelot by painting a picture so compelling and so exquisite that it may very well challenge us to recast the scope and the vision we have of eternity.
“Kristin Marshall takes the reader on an imaginary, dream-like journey through the intimate family memories of Jacqueline Kennedy. Written with respect and tenderness, this book is pure poetry.” —Rebecca Pierce-Merrick, Co-founder and Curator of the John F. Kennedy Hyannis Museum, Hyannis, Massachusetts
Hardcover with dust jacket, 176 pp.
Retail: $17.99
Sale: $12.99 (plus $3.00 s/h)
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